Egyptian actor Omar Sharif died in Cairo aged 83 years. – The radio station Echo of Moscow

The Egyptian actor Omar Sharif died in Cairo aged 83 years. The last few years he had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. About the artist diagnosis in May told his son. That’s because the disease Sharif refused roles and, in fact, in 2012, completed his acting career. The role in “Lawrence of Arabia” brought the artist fame in 1962, nominated for “Oscar” and the prize “Golden Globe”. Sharif playing won him the second “Golden Globe” “Doctor Zhivago” and in “Mackenna’s Gold”, “Funny Girl,” “The Fall of the Roman Empire” and more than 50 films. The film in 2009, “I forgot to tell you,” I played the role of a person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.